Vintage Repair Components

Don’t you just hate it when you’re repairing a piece of vintage gear and you seem to be forced into replacing an IC with one with a modern date code. Wouldn’t it be great if you could replace it with one from the same era, maybe even the same manufacturer? We are slowly publishing our list of vintage ICs for sale so you don’t have to compromise. Every IC has been functionally tested with a Xgecu TL866-II unless marked with [-]. Most are NOS (New Old Stock). Some use the following codes to indicate their origin:

• [P] Pulled − Pulled from sockets
• [R] Reclaimed − Hand desoldered from circuit boards.
• [U] Used − Professionally removed from sockets or circuit boards. The pins are straight and refinished.

Texas Instruments ICs from this era are notorious for developing a black tarnish on the leads. We do not remove this tarnish other than what is necessary for testing. You should remove this tarnish before inserting into a socket or soldering into a circuit board. Date codes before 1970 carry an extra premium, as do devices with gold leads.

If you don’t see what you’re looking for here, check out our Common Repair Components or Free Untested Vintage Components.